RFC: Partial IP4 syntax

[Simon Lodal]

Cedric Blancher skrev:
>>Because iptables -nvL lines are already horribly long. Anything making 
>>them shorter is good for readability.
> 
> If having them more readable means have them confusing, I prefer keep
> reading long lines.

The whole point is to make things easier to write and to read.

People also had to get used to cidr masks, habits play a role. As does 
interest in improvements.


Simon